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Reflections – A quilting Exhibition in the Abingdon Museum

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Abingdon quilters return to the museum today for a second exhibition that runs until 26th March 2017. Thanks to Judy Harris for the information.
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The highlight of the show is a huge piece on the Abingdon Workhouse whose hexagonal plan in the museum sparked the first idea, hexagon templates being the first step into quilting for many people. We started with the actual workhouse building then paused. This was an organic project which slowly grew and developed with input from a very large team, and also literally grew in size when the museum suggested hanging it in the central window of the gallery!
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On the other side of the gallery are smaller pieces inspired by the ancient people, customs and buildings of Abingdon, as well as an MG piece, and a piece protesting the destruction of the Green Belt round Abingdon. The windows are adorned with textile buns made by children in a museum workshop and at OLA Junior School.

There are workshops on offer with examples on show and a free drop-in workshop for children during half-term. If you would like any further information please contact Judy Harris, 07932 718889

The Abingdon Mummers perform the ancient mummers play

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The Abingdon Mummers have been performing the Sunningwell version of the ancient mummers play in the pubs of central Abingdon this evening.

The play can take from ten to fifteen minutes depending on the audience, and involves among other happenings a sword fight and the death of one character and his resuscitation with the aid of an flashing brolly.

The play ends with the mummers singing ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’.

The collecting box is then taken round to raise money for a local charity – in 2016 that is the Abingdon Breakaway Club.

After the performance all the character drink some of the pub’s best brew before going to the next performance.

Country Market and Christmas Pudding

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Yesterday the Country Market were in the Day Centre in the Charter.

You had to get there fairly early to buy one of their Christmas ‘Figgy’ Puddings. They don’t actually contain figs but are full of raisins, currants and brandy.

When the last one was gone there was no use singing ‘I won’t go until I get some‘.

The Country Market are there on the 2nd Saturday of each month – next one is Saturday 14th January 2017.

The Civic Coach and The Morris Dancer

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A Civic Coach
The Abingdon Blog has recently been featured on The Civic Coach, a website that helps civic leaders to make the most of their chance of serving their community. It is written by Abingdon’s youngest ever Mayor, Duncan Brown.

Duncan features in my most viewed Abingdon Blog youtube video ever. Normally such videos gets a few hundred views. But this video has been viewed worldwide by 117,388 people at the time of writing. Here is Duncan Brown with the Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers from 2 years ago.

Press the youtube icon, after it starts, to watch it on youtube, and read hundreds of comments. What does the world think when they see Morris Dancing.